[buddypress-dev] Buddypress theme in IE

[phlux0r]

Thanks for your answers Andy, much appreciated.

Andy Peatling wrote:
> On 17-Sep-08, at 3:06 PM, phlux0r wrote:
>
>> Hi, I've noticed that the buddypress theme has some issues when 
>> viewed in IE. Especially IE6 but also IE7. The profile column is very 
>> narrow and in IE6 there is a big gap between the Basic Profile title 
>> bar and the basic profile info... Of course, the drop-downs don't 
>> work in IE6 (I assume they need the hover fix added). I'll fix this 
>> if it isn't fixed by the time I get to that part of my project (next 
>> week probably).
>
> I've done zero browser testing on the theme other than Firefox, so no 
> doubt it will be a mangled mess in IE. If you feel like giving the CSS 
> a polish, please do.
Ok, no problem. It's not a biggie, I'm sure.
>
>> Also, I'm assuming that it will be possible to create custom 
>> buddypress themes once the api is stable?
>
> Yes, you can do it right now if you only modify the CSS. Once all of 
> the template files are added (still need templates for activity, 
> status updates and the photo gallery) you can even change any of the 
> HTML, as long as you keep the ID's consistent.
Great, that sounds fine to me. What I meant also is the ability to 
install additional themes and use those. I think you mentioned in your 
README that it's not advisable to rename the buddypress theme directory. 
I've searched through the code and the buddypress theme folder only came 
up in 2 places.
>
>> I'm not sure if the approach with the admin bar being in the bp-core 
>> is conducive to separating presentation from code. Maybe this could 
>> be moved to the theme's function.php file or made into a separate 
>> plugin/component?
>
> I'd like to hear peoples opinions on this one. Personally I think the 
> bar should be there by default (with a site admin option to switch it 
> off). The idea is that it will be there no matter what blog theme or 
> page you are viewing. It keeps a consistent way to get back to 
> BuddyPress features. If you remove the bar, there is no way of quickly 
> getting back to your own profile or any other BuddyPress screen.
I understand this and the option of turning the admin bar off would be 
great. I guess that, in conjunction with the ability to create a custom 
BP theme should be sufficient to keep people happy. Theme creators can 
then add the necessary navigation to the theme as desired.
>> My concerns are that I'm trying to find a way to manage frequent 
>> Buddypres updates in the context of my project where I do need to 
>> customise at least the theme's CSS styles and logos. It would be 
>> great if there was a provision made soon to enable custom buddypress 
>> themes to be installed.
>
> Honestly, if you create a custom CSS file, @import() that at the top 
> of the style.css and make your modifications, you will have no 
> problems. You can just drop your customizations back in every time you 
> update the theme.
Ok great. This should work for me at this stage, thanks for the 
assurance. If you're interested in taking a look at my current project 
in progress, I will be able to post a URL soon, when I get to a 
presentable point with the features :).

Regards,
Robert